There are many relevant videos on YouTube. Some have been produced by students as class projects and are
really very good. Unfortunately, most schools block access to YouTube.
I'm placing these videos here for your
convenience. In order to view them in class, you need to download them and convert them to a format you can use in class.
Some web sites will perform this service for free for you.
One such web site is http://www.zamzar.com. Enter the url to the YouTube video and ask it to convert it. It will give you a choice of several different
formats. Windows Meida Player, Real Player and QuickTime can all handle MOV, MP4 and WMV formats.
News Writing Videos
This series of journalism videos from Annenburg has been around a while, but the content
of most is still very relevant. To access and play the videos, you'll need to sign up for a free account and get a username
and password. The videos are also for sale on DVD.
At www.expertvillage.com there are videos on just about everything under the sun, including journalism. These are linked here for your
convenience....they aren't embeddable. I have not gone throught them, so I offer no recommendations, but they may offer
something for you.
This web site offers short video lessons on video production.
The lessons are a little strange, but helpful. Warning: While meant to be humorous, the presenters' sense of humor is
a little...well....edgy. View before showing the kids.
In a four-part special series, News War, FRONTLINE examines the political, cultural, legal, and
economic forces challenging the news media today and how the press has reacted in turn. Through interviews with key figures
in print, broadcast and electronic media over the past four decades -- and with unequaled, behind-the-scenes access to some
of today's most important news organizations, FRONTLINE traces the recent history of American journalism, from the Nixon
administration's attacks on the media to the post-Watergate popularity of the press, to the new challenges presented by
the war on terror and other global forces now changing -- and challenging -- the role of the press in our society
The series is also available for purchase on DVD and VHS.
PBS Frontline: The Merchants of Cool
They
are the merchants of cool: creators and sellers of popular culture who have made teenagers the hottest consumer demographic
in America. But are they simply reflecting teen desires or have they begun to manufacture those desires in a bid to secure
this lucrative market? And have they gone too far in their attempts to reach the hearts--and wallets--of America's youth?
Each year, legions of ad people,
copywriters, market researchers, pollsters, consultants, and even linguists—most of whom work for one of six giant companies—spend
billions of dollars and millions of man-hours trying to determine how to persuade consumers what to buy, whom to trust, and
what to think. Increasingly, these techniques are migrating to the high-stakes arena of politics, shaping policy and influencing
how Americans choose their leaders.
